About Recipe

Paella is one of my all-time favorite dishes ever and this Cauliflower Rice Seafood Paella Recipe is right up there with the popular Spanish Seafood Paella. It offers the exact same flavors and the texture of the cauliflower rice is spot on. This paella is super healthy, easy to make and is low carb & grain free.

Ingredients

1: 1 large head cauliflower (= 4 cups cauliflower rice)

2: 1/4 cup extra virgin Spanish olive oil

3: 15 jumbo shrimp

4: 8 fresh mussels

5: 1 red bell pepper

6: 1 tube of squid

7: 4 cloves garlic

8: 1/2 tsp smoked paprika

9: 1/2 cup tomato puree

10: pinch of saffron powder

11: fresh parsley

12: sea salt

13: black pepper

Cooking Procedure

Cut a large head of cauliflower into 4 quarters, remove the leaves from the stalk and rinse the cauliflower under cold running water, shake off any excess water and then cut off the stalks from the cauliflower pieces and pulse in a food processor for about 20 seconds to get the cauliflower rice

Finely mince 4 cloves of garlic, roughly dice 1 red bell pepper, cut 1 tube of squid into small squares and season 15 jumbo shrimp that have been peeled and deveined with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Heat a paella pan with a medium-high heat and add a 1/4 cup of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, 1 minute after adding the oil add the shrimp seasoned side down and cook for 1 minute per side, then remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside, add the diced bell peppers and mix with the oil, about 3 minutes later make a well in the middle and add the cut squid, mix around with the oil and cook for 1 minute, then make another well in the pan and add the minced garlic, 30 seconds after adding the garlic add a generous 1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika, season with sea salt and a kiss of freshly cracked black pepper and mix everything together, then add 1/2 cup of tomato puree and season again with sea salt and mix together

About 3 minutes after adding the tomato puree add 4 cups of the cauliflower rice into the pan along with 1 packet of saffron in powder form and some sea salt and mix everything together until well combined, then lower the fire to a LOW heat and add the shrimp back into the pan along with 8 fresh mussels, cover the pan with foil paper and cook for about 8 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat and let it rest for about 5 minutes

Remove the foil paper and garnish the paella with slices of lemon and freshly chopped parsley, enjoy!

About Recipe

Paella is one of my all-time favorite dishes ever and this Cauliflower Rice Seafood Paella Recipe is right up there with the popular Spanish Seafood Paella. It offers the exact same flavors and the texture of the cauliflower rice is spot on. This paella is super healthy, easy to make and is low carb & grain free.

Ingredients

1: 1 large head cauliflower (= 4 cups cauliflower rice)

2: 1/4 cup extra virgin Spanish olive oil

3: 15 jumbo shrimp

4: 8 fresh mussels

5: 1 red bell pepper

6: 1 tube of squid

7: 4 cloves garlic

8: 1/2 tsp smoked paprika

9: 1/2 cup tomato puree

10: pinch of saffron powder

11: fresh parsley

12: sea salt

13: black pepper

Cooking Procedure

Cut a large head of cauliflower into 4 quarters, remove the leaves from the stalk and rinse the cauliflower under cold running water, shake off any excess water and then cut off the stalks from the cauliflower pieces and pulse in a food processor for about 20 seconds to get the cauliflower rice

Finely mince 4 cloves of garlic, roughly dice 1 red bell pepper, cut 1 tube of squid into small squares and season 15 jumbo shrimp that have been peeled and deveined with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Heat a paella pan with a medium-high heat and add a 1/4 cup of extra virgin Spanish olive oil, 1 minute after adding the oil add the shrimp seasoned side down and cook for 1 minute per side, then remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside, add the diced bell peppers and mix with the oil, about 3 minutes later make a well in the middle and add the cut squid, mix around with the oil and cook for 1 minute, then make another well in the pan and add the minced garlic, 30 seconds after adding the garlic add a generous 1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika, season with sea salt and a kiss of freshly cracked black pepper and mix everything together, then add 1/2 cup of tomato puree and season again with sea salt and mix together

About 3 minutes after adding the tomato puree add 4 cups of the cauliflower rice into the pan along with 1 packet of saffron in powder form and some sea salt and mix everything together until well combined, then lower the fire to a LOW heat and add the shrimp back into the pan along with 8 fresh mussels, cover the pan with foil paper and cook for about 8 minutes, then remove the pan from the heat and let it rest for about 5 minutes

Remove the foil paper and garnish the paella with slices of lemon and freshly chopped parsley, enjoy!